Thursday, December 31, 2009

Christmas Eve 2009

Wow, after over a week pretty much unplugged, I figured I'd better get up a quick post about Christmas before I turn into a pumpkin... or it becomes 2010, whichever comes first ;)

We had Christmas Eve at our place, with one set of grandparents. We had a fabulous meal that began with the traditional Barszcz made by Grandma. That was followed by shrimp, salmon, pierogies (recipe here), and roasted veggies.

roasted veggies, salmon, and pierogis

The roasted veggies included carrots, parsnips, delicata squash and acorn squash, roasted at 450 with cinnamon and curry powder. For the fish of the night, I slightly adapted a recipe from Angela. Once I got out all of the bones, it was easy to put together, cooked in no time, and was enjoyed by everyone--included my mom who doesn't like salmon!

Baked Dijon Pecan Salmon

Baked Dijon Pecan Salmonadapted slightly from Oh She Glows, who adapted it from allrecipes

In small bowl, melt butter. Add dijon mustard and mix. Add enough oil/honey until the mixture has thinned enough to be spreadable.

In another small bowl, mix together bread crumbs, pecans and parsley.

Place salmon (skin side down) in a large baking dish. Top with dijon and spread to cover the fillet. Top with crumb mixture and press lightly into dijon.

Bake 12-15min, or until flakes easily with a fork. Serve with lemon wedges.

Apple Pie w/Thyme Crust & Gruyere Crumble

For dessert, I made another apple pie, since my parents didn't get to try it the first time I made it :) It was still delicious and from the moans that came from the other side of the table, I'm guessing everyone liked it!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!! And don't be afraid to give into temptation and have a snowball fight...

25 comments:

Hi Shannon, thanks for the mentions on the Raw Balls! So did you like them?? Did your family like them? I mean, they ain't oreos or the Cheesecake Factory. But once you realize they are raw, vegan, and healthy, I think they totally rock :) and in actuality, I prefer them to Oreos :) I was in Aruba and coulda had all the garbage treats I wanted but only wanted Raw Balls (twss!) but no food proc. But am home now and look out!!

Oh yum!!! LOVE the raw balls. They look awesome!!! All your eats looks great too. The roasted veggies and pierogies sound absolutely fabulous and that Salmon dish looks amazing. I really love a good salmon fillet. I hope you had a wonderful holiday!

What a lovely Christmas Eve dinner! That salmon looked so delicious and festive. You did an amazing job! And that apple pie didn't look too shabby, either. I love how there was Gruyere cheese in it - that sweet/salty combo always gets me!